Variable Annuities
Variable annuity news and analysis, including coverage of registered indexed linked annuity (RILA) contracts.
Regulators Tackle VA Reserving
By Jim ConnollyByChicago Regulators are looking for short-term as well as long-term solutions for reserving for variable annuities.The long-term solution is on track to be considered by ...
September 05, 2003
Regulators Ponder ACLI Objections To Suitability ModelNU Online News Service, Sept. 5, 2003, 7:13 p.m. EDT -- State insurance regulators are weighing complaints from the American Council of Life Insurers, ...
September 04, 2003
FRC Hires Three Investment AnalystsNU Online News Service, Sept. 4, 2003, 2:45 p.m. EDT -- Financial Research Corp., Boston, has hired three investment research analysts and says it ...
August 22, 2003
BISA: Bank Rep Productivity Falls But VA Sales SoarNU Online News Service, Aug. 22, 2003, 3:53 p.m. EDT -- The stock market rebounded during the second quarter, but registered representatives at bank ...
August 20, 2003
NAVA: Net Flow Of Cash Into Variable Annuities Climbs 88%NU Online News Service, Aug. 20, 2003, 5:22 p.m. EDT -- U.S. variable annuities attracted $33 billion in premiums during the second quarter, up ...
August 10, 2003
Regulators Send Message To Sellers Of Securities: BewareRegulators Send Message To Sellers Of Securities: BewareSecurities regulators have continued to target practices used by broker-dealers to sell variable annuities and have started targeting ...
August 07, 2003
AEGON Holds Line On Annuity GuaranteesNU Online News Service, Aug. 7, 2003, 12:45 p.m. EDT -- Executives at AEGON N.V., The Hague, Netherlands, got tough on annuity buyers during ...
August 03, 2003
Variable Annuities: More Than Just Tax-DeferralVariable Annuities: More Than Just Tax-DeferralByOn reading his obituary, Mark Twain quipped, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The same might be said ...